Sudan vs Uganda: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Sudan
20.34 million people
in 2023
Uganda
21.38 million people
in 2023
Sudan rank
20th
Uganda rank
17th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Sudan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 21.38 million people against 20.34 million people in Sudan, a difference of 1.04 million people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.25 million people | 2.87 million people | 388,905 people | Sudan |
| 1960s | 4.58 million people | 4.09 million people | 492,130 people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.61 million people | 5.49 million people | 1.12 million people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 9.04 million people | 7.18 million people | 1.87 million people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 11.28 million people | 9.99 million people | 1.29 million people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 14.07 million people | 13.81 million people | 257,990 people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 17.32 million people | 17.85 million people | 528,970 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 19.93 million people | 20.75 million people | 814,525 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Sudan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 21.38 million people against 20.34 million people in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Sudan and Uganda?
- 1.04 million people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Sudan ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.